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1. Pārājikapāḷi 1. Pārājikakaṇḍa-aṭṭhakathā 1. Sāratthadīpanī-ṭīkā (3 vol) (Samantapāsādikā) Ven. Sāriputta (Srilanka) a. Verañcakāṇḍa dutiya Pārājikaka (1st) (1st)(2nd)(3rd) b. Tatiyapārājika-nissaggiya (2nd)

2. Pācittiyapāḷi 2. Pācittiya-aṭṭhakathā 2. Vajirabuddhi-ṭīkā (4th) (Samantapāsādikā Pācittiya, Ven.Vajirabuddhi (Srilanka) mahāvagga)(2nd) 3. Mahāvaggapāḷi 3. Mahāvagga-aṭṭhakathā 3. Vimativinodanī-ṭīkā (5th) ( Samantapāsādikā)(2nd) Ven. Mahākassapa (Srilanka)

th T 4. Cūḷavaggapāḷi 4. Cūḷavagga-aṭṭhakathā 4. Vinayālaṅkāra-ṭīkā (6 ) Ậ aka aka rd ṭ ( Samantapāsādikā) (3 ) - Cūḷavagga, parivārapāḷi

By Ven. NG LU NG Ạ 5. Parivārapāḷi 5. -aṭṭhakathā (3rd) T -pi

* Kaṅkhāvitaraṇī-aṭṭhakathā * Kaṅkhāvitaraṇī purāṇa-abhinava-ṭīkā 5 Baskets of Discipline Baskets 5 Ven. Buddhanaga (Srilanka) & a certain (commentary Pātimokkapāli) th th Thera (Srilanka) (7 ) Ven. Buddhaghosa (4 )

* Vinayasaṅgaha-aṭṭhakathā * Pācityādiyojanāpāḷi (pālimuttakavinicchaya (sub commentary of 2 to 5) th sangaha) (5 ) Ven. Sāriputtathera * Khuddasikkhā-mūlasikkhā Ven. Parakkamabahu (Srilanka) (sub commentary of 1 to 5)

* Vinayavinicchaya-

uttaravinicchayo (6th) * Vinayavinicchaya-ṭīkā 5 6 7

Suttapiṭaka 1.Sīlakkhandhavaggapāḷi 1. Sīlakkhandhavagga- 1. Sīlakkhandhavagga-ṭīkā (1st) 5 Baskets of aṭṭhakathā * Sīlakkhandhavagga-abhinavaṭīkā Discourses -SumangalavilāsinīSīlakkhandha (2nd) (3rd ) Tạng kinh (2 vol) by Ven. Nanabhivaṃsa (Myanmar)

2. Mahāvaggapāḷi 2. Mahāvagga-aṭṭhakathā 2. Mahāvagga-ṭīkā (4th )

-SumangalavilāsinīSuttamahāvārā (Ven. Dammapala) ộ

Collection of 3. Pāthikavagga-aṭṭhakathā ng B ng 3. Pāthikavaggapāḷi th

ya ya -Sumangalavilāsinī Pāthikavagga 3. Pāthikavagga-ṭīka (5 ) ườ ā (Ven. Dammapala) Tr

Long Discourse Discourse Long By Ven. Buddhaghosa (Sumangalavilāsinī -ṭīkā)

gha-nik ī D 3 3 5

1 1. Mūlapaṇṇāsapāḷi 1. Mūlapaṇṇāsa-aṭṭhakathā 1. Mūlapaṇṇāsa-ṭīkā (Ven. Dammapala) * Mūlapariyāya vagga * PapañcasudaniMūlapaṇṇāsa * Sīhanādavagga -Mūlapaṇṇāsapāḷi-mūla- (1st) (2n) * Opammavagga pariyāya siha nādavagga (1st) n * Mahāyamakavagga -Mūlapaṇṇāsapāḷi-opamma, (2 ) mahāyamaka-cūḷayamaka vagga * Cūḷayamakavagga 2.Majjhimapaṇṇāsapāḷi 2. Majjhimapaṇṇāsa- 2. Majjhimapaṇṇāsa-ṭīkā ya ya rd (Ven. Dammapala) ā * Gahapati vagga aṭṭhakathā (3 )

KINH Papañcasudanī Majjhima * Bhikkhuvagga * rd Ộ * Paribbājakavagga paṇṇāsa (3 ) * Rājavagga * Brahmaṇavagga 3. Uparipaṇṇāsapāḷi 3. Uparipaṇṇāsa-ṭīkā

Majjhima-nik 3. Uparipaṇṇāsa-aṭṭhakathā TRUNG B (Ven. Dammapala) (Srilanka) * Devadaha vagga * Papañcasudani Uparipaṇṇāsa

* Anupadavagga (4th )

Collection Discourse Middle of Collection * Suññatavagga By Ven. Buddhaghosa (Papañcasudanī-ṭīkā ) * Vibhaṅgavagga

* Saḷāyatanavagga

3 4 3 1. Sagāthāvaggapāḷi 1. Sagāthāvaggasamyutta- 1. Sagāthāvagga-ṭīkā (1st) (1st) (Sāratthappakāsanī samyutta aṭṭhakathā) (1st) 2. Nidānavaggapāḷi 2. Nidānavagga-aṭṭhakathā 2. Nidānavagga-ṭīkā (2nd) (Sāratthappakāsanī samyutta aṭṭhakathā) (2nd) KINH ya ya 3. Khandhavaggapāḷi 3. Khandhavagga-aṭṭhakathā 3. Khandhavagga-ṭīkā Ộ ā (Sāratthappakāsanī samyutta (2nd) aṭṭhakathā)(2nd) NG B

Ư 4. Saḷāyatanavaggapāḷi 4. Saḷāyatanavagga- 4. Saḷāyatanavagga-ṭīkā rd yutta-nik aṭṭhakathā (3 )

ṃ rd NG NG (3 ) (Sāratthappakāsani samyutta

Sa rd

ƠƯ aṭṭhakathā)(3 ) 5. Mahāvaggapāḷi 5. Mahāvagga-aṭṭhakathā 5. Mahāvagga-ṭīkā TR

Collection of Kindred SayingsCollectionKindred of (Sāratthappakāsani samyutta aṭṭhakathā)(3rd) (Sāratthappakāsani -ṭīkā) (By Ven. Buddhaghosa) (By Ven. Dammapala) 5 section 3 book 3 2 1. Ekakanipātapāḷi → 1. Ekakanipāta-aṭṭhakathā 1. Ekakanipāta-ṭīkā) (1st) (Manorathapūraṇī aṅguttara aṭṭhakathā) (1st) 2. Dukanipātapāḷi 3. Tikanipātapāḷi 2. Duka-tika-catukkanipāta- 2. Duka-tika-catukkanipāta-ṭīkā 4. Catukkanipātapāḷi aṭṭhakathā rd ya ya (Manorathapūraṇī aṅguttara (3 ) ā nd KINH aṭṭhakathā) (2 )

Ộ 5. Pañcakanipātapāḷi 3. Pañcaka-chakka- 3. Pañcaka-chakka-sattakanipāta-ṭīkā

6. Chakkanipātapāḷi sattakanipāta-aṭṭhakathā 7. Sattakanipātapāḷi (Manorathapūraṇī aṅguttara guttara-nik ṅ aṭṭhakathā) NG CHI B A

Ă T 8. Aṭṭhakanipātapāḷi 4. Aṭṭhakādinipāta-aṭṭhakathā 4. Aṭṭhakādinipāta-ṭīkā (3rd) 9. Navakanipātapāḷi (Manorathapuraṇī aṅguttara (Ven. Sariputtara) (Srilanka) Collection Discourse Collection of Gradual 10. Dasakanipātapāḷi aṭṭhakathā) (3rd) (Sāratthamañjūsā) 11.Ekādasakanipātapāḷi By Ven. Buddhaghosa 3 11 section 3 book 3

2 1. Khuddakapāṭhapāḷi 1. Khuddakapāṭha-aṭṭhakathā 1st (Paramatthajotikā) 2. Dhammapadapāḷi 2. -aṭṭhakathā 2nd *Dhammapada-aṭṭhakathā (1st) No Sub-commentary 1 to 17, & rd *Dhammapada-aṭṭhakathā (2nd) 3 19 Ven. Buddhaghosa th 3. Udānapāḷi (1st) 3. -aṭṭhakathā 4 (Paramatthadīpani)

th 4. Itivuttakapāḷi 4. -aṭṭhakathā 5 (Paramatthadīpani) Ven. th 5. Suttanipātapāḷi 5. Suttanipāta-aṭṭhakathā 6 st nd th (Paramatthajotika) (1 , 2 ) 7 Ven. Buddhaghosa

6. -aṭṭhakathā th 6. Vimānavatthupāḷi 8 (2nd) (Paramatthadīpani)

7. Petavatthupāḷi 7. -aṭṭhakathā th 9 (Paramatthadīpani)

8. Theragāthāpāḷi 8.Theragāthā-aṭṭhakathā-2vol th 10 (Paramatthadīpani 1st) Ekaka th 11 to tika rd st 3 (Paramatthadīpani 1 )

Tika to mahānipātapāḷi

9. -aṭṭhakathā th 9. Therīgāthāpāḷi 12

ya Ven. Dhammapāla

ā 10. Apadānapāḷi 1 (4th) 10. Apadāna-aṭṭhakathā th st 13 KINH & 2 (Visuddhajanavilāsini 1 -

Ộ Buddhavagga) st (Visuddhajanavilāsini 1 -Sihāsa th U B 14 Ể th niyavagga to 56 Yasavagga) 5 1 TI A certain Thera in ancient time Khuddaka-nik 15th 11. Buddhavaṃsapāḷi 11. -aṭṭhakathā

(Madhuratthavilāsini) CollectionMinor ofDiscourse Ven. th 12. Cariyāpiṭakapāḷi (6th) 12. -aṭṭhakathā 16 (Paramatthadipani) th 13. Jātakapāḷi (2 vol) 13. Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā (7 Vol) 17 *Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā 1st –ekanipāta nd (7th) *2 –duka-tikanipāta to *3rd –catukka to navakanipāta th *4 –pañcake to visatinipāta *5th – timsa to asitinipāta rd th 2 th 3 23 *6 – *7 – Ven. Buddhaghosa

14. Mahāniddesapāḷi (8th) 14. Mahāniddesa-aṭṭhakathā th 24 ( Saddhammappajjotikā –

cūlaniddesa)

th 15. Cūḷaniddesa-aṭṭhakathā th 15. Cūḷaniddesapāḷi (9 ) 25 (By Ven Upasena) (Sirilanka) 1. Nettippakaraṇa-ṭīkā 16. -aṭṭh. th 16.Paṭisambhidāmaggapāḷi 26 (Ven. Dhammapāla) th * Saddhammappakāsini (1st) – (10 ) 2. Nettivibhāvanī-ṭīkā 17.Nettippakaraṇapāḷi mahāvagga, nānakathā to 67. th nd 4 27 (Ven. Dhammapāla th *2 (By Ven. Dhammapāla) (11 ) (Yadanabon/Myanmar) 18. Milindapañhapāḷi. 17. Nettippakaraṇa aṭṭhakathā * No commentary (18, 19) 19 Peṭakopadesapāḷi

1 Srilanka/Anuradha-Mahāvihāra (Disciple of Vanaratanatissa-Thera) 2 mahagnipāta, mugapakka, janaka, suvanasāma, , umangajātaka 3 mahānipāta, bhuridatta, candakumāra, mahānārada, vidhura, vessantarajātaka 4 mahāvagga, nānakathā – 68 to 73. Diṭṭhi, ānāpānassati, , vimokkhakathā 3 1. Dhammasaṅgaṇipāḷi 1. Dhammasaṅgaṇi- 1. Dhammasaṅgaṇi-mūlaṭīkā aṭṭhakathā (Aṭṭhasālinī) (1st) 2. Dhammasaṅgaṇi-anuṭīkā (Ven. Dhammapāla)

2. Vibhaṅgapāḷi 2. Vibhaṅga-aṭṭhakathā 3. Vibhaṅga-mūlaṭīkā-anuṭīkā nd (Sammmohavinodanī) (2 )

3. Dhātukathāpāḷi 3. Pañcappakaraṇa-aṭṭhakathā 4. Pañcappakaraṇa-mūlaṭīkā rd 4. Puggalapaññattipāḷi (other five) (3 ) 5. Pañcappakaraṇa-anuṭīkā 5. Kathāvatthupāḷi (Dhātukathā patthāna) 6. Yamakapāḷi (3 vol.) (the commentary on Dhātukathā, 7. Paṭṭhānapāḷi (5 vol.) Puggalapaññatti, , , Paṭṭhānapāḷi)

PHÁP PHÁP (By Ven. Buddhaghosa)

U 7. Abhidhammāvatāra purāṇa- Ệ 4. Abhidhammāvatāra- abhinava-ṭīkā nāmarūpapariccheda- Abhi- dhamma VI DI paramatthavinicchaya - saccasaṅkhepa (4th)

7 Baskets of Ultimate Realities Realities Ultimate of Baskets 7 8. Ṭīkā-co-pāḷi 5. Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha (abhidhammatthavibhāvinī-ṭīkā) Ven. Anurudha (5th) . 6. Mohavicchedanī (abhidhammamātikā) Ven. Mahākassapathera

7 section 12 books 5 5 Añña pāli gantha (Các bộ pāḷi khác)

Visuddhi- 1. -1 1. Visuddhimagga-mahāṭīkā (2 vol.) (Ven. Dhammapāla) magga 2. Visuddhimagga-2 2. Visuddhimagga-nidānakathā Thanh Tịnh Đạo Chú giải Thanh Tịnh Đạo By Ven. Buddhaghosa

ā 1. Dīghanikāya Ven. Mahāsi : questioner 2. Majjhimanikāya Ven. Vicittasāra (Tipiṭaka): Answer 3. Saṃyuttanikāya 4. Aṅguttaranikāya

5. Vinayapiṭaka yana-pucch

ā 6. Abhidhammapiṭaka g

ṅ 7. Aṭṭhakathā

Sa 1. Niruttidīpanī 2. Paramatthadīpanī saṅgahamahāṭīkāpāṭha ḍī daw daw

gaho ā

ṅ 3. Anudīpanīpāṭha Le gantha- sa say 4. Paṭṭhānuddesadīpanīpāṭha

1. Namakkāraṭīkā Collected treaties on Homage to the ā 2. Mahāpaṇāmapāṭha Buddha 3. Lakkhaṇāto buddhathomanāgāthā gaho gaho ṅ 4. Sutavandanā 5. Kamalāñjalī 6. Jinālaṅkāra 7. Pajjamadhu gantha-sa Buddha-vandan 8. Buddhaguṇagāthāvalī

Vaṃsa- 1. Cūḷaganthavaṃsa Treaties on summary or collecting gantha- 2. Mahāvaṃsa history fact saṅgaho 3. Sāsanavaṃsa (History of )

4 1. Kaccāyanabyākaraṇaṃ (by Ven. Kaccāyana) (Sri) Collected treaties on Pāḷi Grammar 2. Moggallānabyākaraṇaṃ (by Ven. Moggallāna) (Sri) 3. Saddanītippakaraṇaṃ (padamālā) (Ven.Aggavaṃsa) gaho

ṅ 4. Saddanītippakaraṇaṃ (dhātumālā) (Myanmar) 5. Padarūpasiddhi (by Ven. Buddhappiya) (Sri) 6. Moggallānapañcikā

7. Payogasiddhipāṭha

a gantha-sa a 8. Vuttodayapāṭha (by Ven. Sangharakkhita) (Sri) ṇ 9. Abhidhānappadīpikāpāṭha (by Ven. Moggallāna) 10. Abhidhānappadīpikāṭīkā (by Minister Caturaṅgabala) kara

ā 11. Subodhālaṅkārapāṭha (by Ven. Sangharakkhita) (Sri)

By 12. Subodhālaṅkāraṭīkā (by Ven. Sangharakkhita) (Sri) 13. Bālāvatāra gaṇṭhipadatthavinicchayasāra 1. Lokanīti (by Minister Caturaṅgabala) Guide Treaties 2. Suttantanīti

gaho 3. Sūrassatinīti ṅ 4. Mahārahanīti 5. Dhammanīti

6. Kavidappaṇanīti 7. Nītimañjarī

ti-gantha-sa 8. Naradakkhadīpanī ī

N 9. Caturārakkhadīpanī 10. Cāṇakyanīti Pakiṇṇaka 1. Rasavāhinī Miscellaneous Treaties -gantha- 2. Sīmavisodhanīpāṭha saṅgaho 3. Vesantaragīti

1. Moggallāna vuttivivaraṇapañcikā 2. 3. Dāṭhāvaṃsa 4. Dhātupāṭhavilāsiniyā 5. Dhātuvaṃsa gaho gaho

ṅ 6. Hatthavanagallavihāravaṃsa 7. Jinacaritaya

8. Jinavamsadīpaṃ 9. Telakaṭāhagāthā

a-gantha-sa 10. Milidaṭīkā ḷ 11. Padamañjarī

Siha 12. Padasādhanaṃ 13. Saddabindupakaraṇaṃ 14. Kaccāyanadhātumañjusā 15. Sāmantakutavaṇṇanā Total volumes: 217 I. Tipiṭaka 52 Gandha(section) 40 Books Commentary Sub-commentary 1) Suttanta Piṭaka 40 23 2) Vinaya Piṭaka 5 5 6 7 3) Abhidhamma Piṭaka 7 12 5 5

II. 5 Nikāya 40 Gandha 23 Books 1) Dīghānikāya 3 3 3 5 2) Majjhimānikāya 3 3 4 3 3) Samyuttanikāya 5 3 3 2 4)Aṅguttaranikāya 11 3 3 3 5) Khuddakaikāya 18 (Vinaya, Abhi) 11(Vina, Abhi)

*Khuddakanikāya 1) Suttanta Piṭaka 18 11 27 1 2) Vinaya Piṭaka 5 5 6 7 3) Abhidhamma Piṭaka 7 12 5 5 30 28 5 III. Three Vācana 1) Pathama Buddhavācana 2) Majjhima Buddhavācana 3) Pacchima Buddhavācana

IV. Nine Aṅga 1) Sutta 2) Geyya 3) Veyyākaraṇa 4) gāthā 5) Udāna 6) Itivuttaka 7) jātaka 8) Abbhuta Dhamma 9) Vedalla

V. 84,000 Dhammakkhandha 1) Suttanta =21,000 2) Vinaya = 21,000 3) Abhidhamma = 42,000

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List of Commentaries to the Tipitaka Source: Nibbana.com, http://web.ukonline.co.uk/buddhism/archive.htm1.

The Tipitaka Atthakathas as approved by the (Chattha Sangayana, Myanmar) are as follows, the size of each book is the same as that of the Pali Canon Books

Commentaries (Atthakathas) (51, Volumes).

1. (Silakkhandha vagga) . (pp. 338). 2. Digha Nikaya Mahavagga Atthakatha (pp. 403). 3. Digha Nikaya Pathikavagga Atthakatha (pp. 251).

4. Mulapannasa Atthakatha, Vol. I (pp. 398) 5. Mulapannasa Atthakatha, Vol. II (pp. 320) 6. Mulapannasa Atthakatha, Vol. III (pp. 309).

6. Majjhimapannasa Atthakatha (pp. 309) 7. Upari-pannasa Atthakatha (pp. 254). 8. Sagathavagga (Samyutta) Atthakatha (pp. 325). 9. Nidanavagga and Khandha (Samyutta) Atthakatha (pp. 324). 10. Salayatanavagga & Mahavagga (Samyutta) Atthakatha (pp. 341).

11. Anguttara Atthakatha, Vol. I. (pp. 416). 12. Anguttara Atthakatha, Vol. II (pp. 397) 13. Anguttara Atthakatha, Vol. III (pp. pp. 357 14. Parajikakanda Atthakatha, Vol. I. (pp. 346). 15. Parajikakanda Atthakatha, Vol. II. (pp. 312). 16. Pacityadi Atthakatha (pp. 437). 17. Culavaggadi Atthakatha (pp. 265). 18. Kankhavitarani Atthakatha (pp. 357). 19. Vinaya Sangaha Atthakatha (pp. 468). 20. Atthasalini Atthakatha (pp. 454) 21. Sammoha Vinodani Atthakatha (pp. 508). 22. Panca pakarana Atthakatha (pp. 499). 23. Atthakatha (pp. 216). 24. Dhammapada Atthakatha, Vol. I. (pp. 447). 25. Dhammapada Atthakatha. 26. Atthakatha(pp. 393). 27. Itivuttaka Atthakatha (pp. 355) 28. Suttanipata Atthakatha, Vol. I. (pp. 314) 29. Suttanipata Atthakatha, Vol. II. (pp. 324) 30. Atthakatha (pp. 335) 31. Petavatthu (pp. 270) 32. Atthakatha, Vol. I. (pp. 345). 33. Patisambhidamagga Atthakatha, Vol. II. (pp. 323). 34. Visuddhimagga Atthakatha, Vol. I. (pp. 370). 35. Visuddhimagga Atthakatha, Vol. II. (pp. 353). 36. Thera Gatha Atthakatha, Vol. I. (pp. 485). 37. Thera Gatha Atthakatha, Vol. II. (pp. 546). 38. Theri Gatha Atthakatha (pp. 305). 39. Apadana Atthakatha, Vol. I. (pp. 403). 40. Apadana Atthakatha, Vol. II. (pp. 303) 41. Jataka Atthakatha, Vol. I. (pp. 538). 42. Jataka Atthakatha, Vol. II. (pp. 408).

7 43. Jataka Atthakatha, Vol. III. (pp. 517). 44. Jataka Atthakatha, Vol. IV. (pp. 504) 45. Jataka Atthakatha, Vol. V. (pp. 553). 46. Jataka Atthakatha, Vol. VI. (pp. 332). 47. Jataka Atthakatha, Vol.VII. (pp. 387). 48. Cula and Netti Atthakatha (pp. 276). 49. Maha Niddesa Atthakatha (pp. 419). 50. Atthakatha (pp. 354), 51. Cariya Pitaka Atthakatha (pp. 328)

2. TIKAS

The Pali Tipitaka Tikas as approved by the Sixth Buddhist Council (Chattha Sangayana) are as follows; the size of each book is the same as that of the Pali Canon Books:

Sub-Commentaries (Tikas) (26-Volumes).

1. Silakkhandhavagga Abhinava Tika, Vol. I. (pp. 500). 2. Silakkhandhavagga Abhinava Tika, Vol. II. (pp. 437). 3. Silakkhanahavagga Mula Tika (pp. 405). 4. Mahavagga Tika (pp. 358). 5. Pathikavagga Tika (pp. 292). 6. Mulapannasa Tika, Vol. I. (pp. 394). 7. Mulapannasa Tika, Vol. II. (pp. 324). 8. Majjhima & Uparipannasa Tika (pp. 442). 9.Samyutta Tika, Vol. I (pp. 345) 10. Samyutta Tika, Vol. II. (pp. 551). 11. Anguttara Tika, Vol. I (pp. 288). 12. Anguttara Tika, Vol. II. (pp. 396). 13. Anguttara Tika, Vol. III.(pp. 371). 14. Sarattha Dipani Tika, Vol . I (pp. 460). 15. Sarattha Dipani Tika, Vol. II. (pp. 448). 16. Sarattha Dipani Tika, Vol. III. (pp. 496). 17. Vimativinodani Tika, Vol. I. (pp. 362). 18. Vimativinodani Tika, Vol. II. (pp. 322) 19.Vajirabuddhi Tika (pp. 585) 20. Dhammasangani Mula Tika (pp. 220) 21. Mula Tikaand (pp. 229) 22. Pancapakarana Mula Tika and Anutika (pp. 323). 23. Visuddhimagga Maha Tika, Vol. I. (pp. 46l). 24. Visuddhimagga Maha Tika, Vol. II. (pp. 533). 25. Netti Tika and Netti Vibhavini Tika (pp. 356). 26. Kankhavitarani Purana and Abhinava Tika

8 Biography5

Dhammpāla thera

He was a celebrated author, generally referred to as Acariya. Various works are attributed to him, but as there seem to have been several authors of the same name, it is difficult to assign their works separately. The best known, distinguished by the name of Acariya, is said to have written fourteen books.

The Sāsanavaṃsa records that he lived at Badaratittha6 in South . His works show that he was a native of Kancipura. His period is uncertain, though it is generally agreed that he is posterior to Buddhaghosa. He seems to have studied in the Mahāvihāra, because he mentions this fact in the introduction to his books (e.g., the Petavatthu Commentary). It is quite likely that he studied the Tamil Commentaries as well and that he wrote at Badaratittha7. The was his chief study, and seven of his works are commentaries on the books of poetry preserved in the Canon- the Thera and Theri- Gatha, Udana, Vimana- and Petavatthu, Itivuttaka and Cariyapiṭaka. His other works are a commentary on the Netti, and on the Visuddhimagga (called the Paramatthamanjusa), tikas (called Linatthavannana) on Buddhaghosa's Commentaries to the Four Nikāyas and another on the Jatakatthakatha. He is also credited with having written a tika on the Buddhavamsa Commentary and on the Abhidhammatthakatha.

The period of Acariya Dhammapalatthera, according to some books, such as "The Pāḷi Literature" of Ceylon by Professor Malalachekara, "Encyclopaedia of Buddhism" edited by the same professor, was 7 century A.D. This idea is entirely based on the record of Chinese monk, Huyinsin. He took a pilgrimage to India in that period and the name of Acariya Dhammapalatthera can be seen in that record. But it is not the reliable source to make a firm conclusion about the period of Acariya Dhamrnapalatthera because the name Dhammapala in that record probably might not be Acariya Dhammapala. And also because there are some points that leads quite contrary in that record. In that record, that monk's name was mentioned as Bodhisattadhammapala and beside that the books written by Bodhisattadhammapala were Mahāyāna treaties. Then it was clear that Bodhisattadhammapala was not Acariyadhammapala who wrote Visuddhimaggatika, etc,. Again, in the book named Cūlavaṃsa, we can find some references regarding to the period of Acariya Dhammapala. According to that book, the period is believed to be in the 10th century A.D.

Buddhaghosa

He was the greatest of Commentators on the Tipiṭaka. He was a brahmin born in a village near Buddhagāya and become proficient in the Vedas and allied branches of knowledge. One day he met a monk, named Revata, and on being defeated by him I controversy, entered the Order to learn the Buddha's teachings. Because his speech was profound, like that of the Buddha, and because his words

5 Compiled by Ven. U. Paññāsihālaṅkāra 6 Also Padaratittha- vihāra.= A monastery in the Damila country in . (Damila is the name of a people (Tamils) whose home was in South India. The Ceylon Chronicles contain records of invasions of Ceylon by the Damilas, the most notes worthy being that which was repelled by Dutthagamani. The Damila leader on that occasion was Elara. Other Damilas mentioned by name the Mahāvaṃsa are Sena, Gutta, Pulahattha, Vatuka, and Niliya. Large numbers of Damilas settled in Ceylon, chiefly in the north and east of the Island and, in due course, gained possession of that part of the country. They were employed as mercenary soldiers by some of the Sinhalese kings and many were brought as captives. The Damilabhasa is mentioned among the eighteen non-Aryan languages. In the Akitti Jataka the Damilarattha is spoken of as including also the region round Kavirapattana, while in the Petavatthu Commentary it is spoken of as part of Dakkhinapatha. 7 Hiouen Thsang says that Dhammapala was a clever youth of Kancipura and that the king gave him his daughter. But Dhammapala not dishing to marry prayed before and image of the Buddha. The gods took him to a place far away where he was ordained by the monks.

9 spread throughout the world (like those of the Buddha), he comes to be called Buddhaghosa. While dwelling with Revata, he wrote the janodaya and the Atthasālinī, and also began to write a Parittatthakatha (a concise commentary) on the Tipiṭaka. In order to complete his task, he came over to Ceylon at the suggestion of Revata and studied the Sinhalese Commentaries at the Mahāvihāra8, under Sanghapala. When his studies were ended he wrote the Visuddhimagga, and having thereby won the approval of the Elders of the Mahāvihāra, he rendered the Sinhalese Commentaries into Pāḷi. During this period he lived in the Ganthakaravihāra9, and on the accomplishment of his task he returned to Jambudipa. According to the version of Tipiṭaka that is recognized by the sixth council, Mahābuddhaghosa composed 35 commentary-books (more than 13000 pages) on Tipiṭaka. His period is said to be between Buddhist Era 900 to 1000 (4 century A.D). His contemporary commentator was Buddhadatta. That Thera commented on Buddhavam pāḷi.

Sāriputtatthera

Sariputta Thera was monk of Ceylon. He lived in the reign of Parakkamabahu 1., and was called Sagaramati on account of his erudition. The king built for him a special residence attached to the Jetavanavihāra in. Pulatthipura. Among his works are the Vinayasaṅgaha or the Vinayavinicchaya, a summary of the Vinaya, and the Sarauhadipani on the , the Sarauhamanjusa on the Auhasalini and the Linattappakasini on the Papañcasudani. Sariputta had several well-known pupils, among whom were Sangharakkhita, Sumaṅgala, Buddhanaga, Udumbaragiri Medhankara and Vicissara. Sariputta was also a scholar, and wrote the Panjikalankara or Ratnamatipanjika-tika to Ratnasrijnana's Panjika to the Candragomivyākaraṇa.

Buddhadatta Thera

He lived in Uragapura in South India and wrote his works in the monastery of Bhutamaṅgalagama in the Cola country, his patron being Aggutavikkama. He studied, however, at the Mahāvihāra in . Tradition says that he met Buddhaghosa. Buddhadatta's works include the Vinaya- Vinicchaya, the Uttaravinicchaya, the Abhidhammavatara and the Ruparupavibhaga. The Madhuratthavilasini and the Jinalankara are also sometimes ascribed to him.

Upasena Thera

Mentioned in the Gandhavamsa as the author of the Saddhammappajjotika, the commentary on the Mahā Niddesa, written at the request of Thera, His residence was on the western side of the Maha Cetiya within the precincts of the Mahāvihāra in Anuradhapura, and it was built by a minister, Kittissena.

Mahanama Thera

He was a king of Ceylon and was the younger brother of Uptissa and was for some time a monk, but he carried on an intrigue with Upatissa's wife and she killed her husband. Then Mahanama became a layman, assumed the sovereignty, and married Uptissa's tueen. He built refuges for the sick, enlarged the Mahapali Hall, and erected the Lohadvara-, Ralaggama-, and Kotipassavana-vihāras, which he gave to the monks of Abhyagiri, A vihāra which he built on the Dhumarakkha mountain, he gave, at the instigation of his queen, to the monks of , He ruled for twenty-two years (409-

8 The great monastery at Anuradhapura, for many centuries the chief seat of Buddhism in Ceylon. It was founded by Devanampiyatissa, on the counsel of , and included the Mahameghavana. The Mahameghavanarama henceforth came to be included in the Mahavihara. The boundary of the vihāra was marked out by the king ploughing a circular furrod starting from near the Gangalatittha on the Kadambanadi and ending again at the river. 9 Burmese tradition says he obtained his copy of the Tipiṭaka and the Commentaries from the Aloka-Vihāra 10 31 A.C.). It was during his reign that Buddhagho arrived in Ceylon and wrote his Commentaries, dwelling in a vihara given by the kings.10

10 The king seems to have also been called Sirinivsa and Sirikudda.

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